The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-06-11

j'oluIiI8y IlLo0t0I1' lII1IlU1 u ull10 My
never meant to hold pen daintily
But, jamie, what prompted you tc
ask me such q question? Give ut
something more closely related to the
subject. How is 1t you wish me to
help you? am ready to do all lean"
"'That I'll tell you. OF course I'll
break this news to Lizzie first; but
however much try to soften the as
| founding revelation, no doubt 1t will
be worse than il a cyclone had dipped
down and borne that false topknot Of
hers to the four winds. mean ne
harm to Lizzie by that remark, SC
don't stare SO; think my stepmoth.
er Just as nice as you do. She means
well ut any rate, though she can't fol
the life of her see why folks don't like
| this outlandish region as well rs. she
does. Now for your part, Tom. Liz
zie will tell the boys, OF course, and
they will do all they can to keep me
at home, and will ask you to use your
influence; but want you, as you are
a friend OF jamie Gray, to persuade
them that my course is the right one
that | know what am doing for you
know, Tom, they have unlimited faith
in that to which you lend counter
ance."
"Jane if could only feel convinced
that your course is just right. am a
man OF few words, little education,
but some experience, and l know
enough to warn even you, jamie Gray,
that the path of the worlds favor is
dangerous and difficult one. There are
pitfalls in cities for inexperienced girls
that you know not OF, and it requires
faithful and steady nature to over.
come these dangers. If it were only in
my power to protect you through the
world 1t is a strong right arm that
would keep danger from your door;
it is an honest loving heart that would
prompt Thomas Toy to advise moth.
ing in which he could not altogether
believe"
'"Tom," answered jamie. "Pve told
you many times that you must not
talk to me OF such things. Our paths
lie in different directions. Your lot is
cast among people with whom have
nothing in common. They look up
to you for commentator and counsel.
You are the Adam Bede' OF this
little community. You rejoice In be-
ing giant among dwarfs. will never
be content until / can mingle with a
people OF whom can learn something
to my advantage. Tom, il you would
only cut loose from these old associa.
tions; go'to some place, see the world.
Get an education; be q man; then join
n woman who can appreciate the no.
bility within you, but. so deeply laid
that it isn't for Janet Gray to make
it shine with brightest lustre; and,
having done this, you will be man
with mans interests, and not the
plodding, life.sick drudge you will
speedily become in trying to earn a
subsistence by upturning those hill
side rocks.
"But, Tom" she continued and as she
noticed the downcast look in his eyes,
she rose and laid her hand upon his
dark, curly locks and brushed them
back from brow broad and intellec-
tual; 81 didn't mean to hurt you by
what said. Remember always that
Janet Gray has sisters interest in
you, and though you may wear away
all your days in rough labor, you are
true man for all that, and no one
knows it better than myself. I'll al
ways remember you whether in power
ty or comfort, sickness or health; and
though it isn't for one like me to fill
the place of wife to Thomas Toy, yet
try to reward my sisterly interest
with n brothers love-"
"Janie," said he, as he drew her
hand reverently to his lips, "you are
as far above me as the heavens are
above the earth. This hand (you are
right, Janie) was never meant to do
the toll OF farmers wife. Go, my sis.
ter, do your work, win your laurels of
honesty, and good name. Go, Ja-
ME, where the world will appreciate
your worth, but no better than do.
Go to the success you will undoubted-
ly win, and my good wishes, blessing.
and love be with you'll"
So saying. he rose from his place at
her feet, and the two walked up the
woodland path to where only the lit
tie orchard separated Janet from her
home. There he left her to return to
sterner duties. -
During the ten years that followed
this conversation up in the wilds oil
Cheshire county. many changes have
been made in progress. Janet Gray,
after successfully turning aside the
many objections which we're raised to
her plans for the future, started of
to the nearest station, which we have
said was twenty miles distant. She
felt that she was taking the trst step